Time magazine: “we don’t know how yet, but we’re gonna find a way to link the rise of fascism and avocado toast”

  • El Barto
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    641 year ago

    I’ve been hating this since Twitter became a thing. I used to read BBC news articles for (seemingly) good quality reporting, and then they started quoting random twitter users. Like, who gives a fuck?

    • bedrooms
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      Hell, there are even news articles only quoting Tweets.

      And TV shows only re-streaming viral YT videos. I imagine these people just watch YT the whole day and call it work.

      • El Barto
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        41 year ago

        Living the dream, if you ask me. Just don’t mix it with serious news. “New political coalition formed! Twitter user rear_beads commented: ‘lol’”

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        One can view a show about humorous viral YouTube videos to be this generation’s America Funniest Home Videos.

        Edit: Fix grammar

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      It always seemed strange to me as well. Who is this person, and why should I value their opinion?

      • @RGB3x3
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        71 year ago

        Even worse when a “news” article is just embedding a bunch of Tweets from random people and calling it news.

        • El Barto
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          31 year ago

          Which the BBC has done. Awful.